erica? >> this is capturing headlines across the country this morning. florida man facing the real likelihood of spending life in prison after being convicted on four of five counts in what's come to be known as the loud music murder trial but it's the jury's inability to reach a decision on that fifth and most serious charge that is really fueling the controversy. kerry sanders was there when the verdict was read and joins us from jacksonville this morning. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. none of the jurors of the 12-member jury has commented on why they were deadlocked on that top charge of first-degree murder. they had the options to come back with a guilty charge of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, of manslaughter or not guilty. after four days of deliberation on that charge of first-degree murder they couldn't reach consensus so the judge declared a mistrial. >> no peace, no justice! >> reporter: with protesters gathered outside the court, the 12-member

erica? >> thank you so much, jason pew. >>> the winter games have officially come to a close with a spectacular show in sochi. the ceremony featured fireworks, music and dancing and jim had a front row seat for all the action. >> reporter: we're back where it began, olympic park, a traumatic send off from 8 8 different countries. the curtain comes down together, and the world is a bit closer, and a bit smaller. the stage couldn't be any bigger, some 40,000 saw a spectacle of colors and lights and medals of the newly crowned. how was the show? >> incredible. russia did such a good job, opening, closing, the fireworks, amazing, outstanding, so exciting. >> reporter: sochi everything you dreamed it would be? >> and more. >> reporter: how was the show? >> the show in there? >> reporter: yeah. >> spectacular. >> reporter: team usa hockey player julie khu carried the flag for the united states. it showcased russian literature and arts. fireworks lit the coastal cluster and out over the black sea.

>>george: thanks erica. as we noticed the traffic backing up now at the bay bridge toll plaza for the westbound a ride. the slowing to get it right at the 880 approach. richard quick view check. in addition to the slow traffic through the zero altamont of 580 after antioch on highway 4. a little slowing on the nimitz now through hayward and southbound. a south peninsula north bay ride still very light. >>mark: 6013 the thank-you. but now to the latest three a mother and her boyfriend accused of killing a toddler will appear in court today. kayleigh slusher was found dead in a napa apartment over the weekend. and a vigil has been growing outside of the toddler's home. kron 4's will tran is live now with the latest. what happens is the mother and boyfriend make their first court appearance in a little bit later today. we will be there and corte obviously. in the meantime the community is just kobe try to understand exactly what happened. it is a a year ago cayley was a happy child. you can see the memorial rig

erica? >> they'll take any drop they can get at this point. thanks. we'll have dylan's full forecast in a minute. >>> first we want to get you caught up on the morning's other top stories. >> good morning. hi, everyone. come monday morning, the justice department will extend a new package of federal benefits to same-sex couples. attorney general eric holder announced saturday that same-sex marriages will be recognized as equal to traditional marriages in all federal legal matters. the benefits will also apply to gay couples in states that do not recognize same-sex marriage. >>> violence in russia this morning. a gunman opened fire in a cathedral in the pacific killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others. there is no apparent link to the winter games in sochi. >>> nearly 9 million pounds of beef and veal products from the california company rancho feeding cooperation are being recalled. the meat came from diseased and unsound animals. the agency also classified the health risk as

. >> thank you, erica. erica was saying looking at the trees you could see in the morning coming in along with the salt trucks, trees were glistening with the ice glaze. >> on river road they have a lot of bamboo and it's light so it goes on the roadways. >>> it's 10 after the hour. standard&poor downgrades a country's credit rating. what it means for the u.s. coming up in jessica's money error. >> light sprinkles, not the heavy rain could spell real trouble for your commute this >>> welcome back. 4:12. yellow alert day. we have rain and freezing rain this morning. some of the freezing rain a real problem the farther west and north you go of d.c. we are looking at the freezing rain and rain this morning. it will be much better this afternoon. we'll turn partly sunny, breezy and much milder from the mid- 40s to even some low 50's before the day is out. back with the seven-day forecast and i'll tell you what's going to happen or not getting to happen with that other storm this weekend. right now monika with t

erica looking at an nice day but things really start to change moving forward. >>erica: exactly. a tale of two forecast. we're starting things off with a live look from our mount tam cam. we got some areas of low clouds predominantly on the coast line. a boeing dropped into the upper third is for the layout and santa rosa. oakland, you're heading out to 46 degrees. as we head into the 12:00 hour, skies will start to clear. expect temperatures for the upper 50s. 77 and forecast by three this afternoon. as i ran to and rain is definitely on the bay. >>george: still my turn in pretty good commute. or not mind answering any volume building. christo and to that free. your quick commute check shows the heaviest traffic this morning on interstate 580. backed up through the all to my past and to tracy. on 205 westbound because of problems in their cramped library highway for a little sluggish through antioch is still not that through the low pass or for the west end of the commute the pittsburgh. topics freeway still look good. still problem free for the peninsula and in my >>: our top s

hey, again, erica. >> hey, lester. nice to see you again. >>> there are still hundreds of flight cancellations people are dealing with this morning. nearly 150,000 people remain without power as the east coast does its very best to dig out from that storm. dylan dreyer is at new york's laguardia airport this morning. dylan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. you know, we have dealt with storm after storm. we have seen thousands of flight delays and cancellations. driving have been absolutely treacherous. hundreds of thousands of people have been in the dark. and the shoveling, forget about it! it is really testing americans' endurance in this winter that just won't quit. adding insult to injury, fresh snow overnight in parts of the eastern seaboard. many places haven't finished digging out from a fierce winter storm earlier this week. >> clean off all the cars again, shovel the driveway, again. >> reporter: the airlines are still recovering. more than 8,000 flights canceled and 11,000 delayed in the u.s. t

what appears erica with your forecast. >>erica: the morning. we're talking about a winter storm watch already in effect for the sierra nevada. if they can get up to 60 in. of fresh snow. fear in the bay area we are talking about roughly three-fourths quarter of rain. santa rosa. we are gearing up for a storm heading our way. it will arrive tonight. looks like the most intense rain will fall overnight. it will taper off by thursday but when this is all said and done we can see anywhere between a quarter of an edge. went unsettled weather is here to stay. as you put the clock into motion but most of us will be sleeping in looks like the entire bay area is blanketed with a light rain. your 7 day around the bay forecast says it is here to stay at least for the next couple of days. he their umbrellas handy just in case. the chp is not following an accident. over at the san mateo bridge drive time holding steady at 12 to 13 minutes and the richmond san rafael bridge is currently a problem free. and back for seeing top speeds in both directions. and t

flash flooding erica was talking about. one case that the fired upon and had to rescue people from a vehicle that was almost completely covered with water. getting word that they may be closing down all of the line to their in the northbound direction and the downtown area. north bound 101 at the montague expressway. was with the wind advisories. looking at a commute to the san mateo bridge here's how when 92. kron4's jack is a self is alive and san rafael. and looking at your picture is still coming down hard at the jacki. >>: is nothing like about the rain that's falling out here in downtown san out here in the north bay we are used to it because usually it we are the first ones to get the rain. and it's usually the hardest out here. we started around 10:00 last night. and as you can see it of the rain is falling and it's starting to pull. in fact as parking lots at i. obviously we have all the way for a significant amount of rain fall especially here in the north bay. that's exactly what we are getting. the good news is

now back to erica. >> all right. and dillon. >> we'll turn it over to dillon who has a check of our forecast. >> much needed rain out in california. we finally have this system that is setting up and producing lots of rainfall through california. we have an area of high pressure right here. combine that with an area of low pressure further to the west, and right here down here is hawaii, and this is the pineapple express. this is going to pull in all that pacific moisture, and it's going to be a steady stream on shore in parts of california. you can see over the course of the next 48 hours the rain continues through central and northern california. we've got heavy mountain snow. that's always good. when it melts come summertime. we are looking at perhaps several inches of rain. we could end up with four to six inches of rain, and perhaps as much as two feet of snow m >>> 6:16 as you know it's been raining all night long. the heaviest totals, mt. tam over seven inches of rain and just in the past 24 hours. we're expec

erica >>erica: this is a pretty significant system. in fact some spots here in the bay area could receive more rain to what we've seen for the past we could see some pretty oppressive rainfall totals. thanks to the cloud cover temperatures are in the upper 40's low 50s. looks like the first few sprinkles will live in the north bay by 3 this afternoon and then the rain will spread south. it will push into the rest of the bay area by about 8:00 tonight so expect light rain for your evening commute home. you'll see just that of futurecast 4 to buy three this afternoon looks like we will get a start of the rain for the north bay. as the clock and the motion take a look at 6:00. light rain starts to spread through the heart of the bay. slick roads definitely of a possibility. by 9:00 a friday. it take a look as the rain fix up an intensity. that story will continue overnight. even waking up on saturday morning. heavy rain will be with us throughout most of the day on saturday again, be prepared to have your umbrella have before at least the

erica? >> katy tur, thanks. >> said it so casually, radiation detectors. what kind of world are we living in? >> everywhere. >> all time. >> i know, but it's just -- i don't know. >> it's crazy. >> that's where we are. >>> let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. jenna is here with that. >> good morning, everyone. an epic drought in northern california has 25 million people bracing for the worst this morning, major water cutbacks. officials say they will not be sending water from the state's reservoir system to local agencies come spring. this is a big deal, this after residents were told to reduce water usage by at least 20%. >>> so, the pressure's on for president obama to decide whether to go ahead with the proposed keystone oil pipeline project. the state department released a report on friday saying the pipeline would have minimal impact on the environment. that clears a major hurdle towards its approval. it would carry 830,000 barrels of oil a day from canada to the u.s. gulf coast. >>> the teen from texas who nearly died in a sky

hey erica freak >>erica: we are seeing all those 50s out there. in fact vallejo right now 51 degrees 51 leaving the house and oakland. if by 7:00 this morning heading out to workers school of not much change and the temperatures by 12:00 expect high clouds to remain the temperatures will be able warmer. by 3 this afternoon more sunshine. but could see mid to upper 60s. i'll talk about the warmest thought coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>: thanks erica pretty good morning. pretty light traffic. your quick commute check shows however there will be slow traffic on interstate 580 in the westbound direction. but highway four still looks pretty good. we are problem free there. and a quick transit check for you. with problems on the bart this morning. heading from sfo back toward pittsburgh. there are problems and the not commute to your direction there. they're looking at the ways of about 50 minutes there. >>:joining us live with the latest details is kron 4's mike pelton. mike? >>: fire crews ticket to this under control. they have cleared the

erica? >>> dylan, thanks. when you turn off your tv -- turn on your tv rather, a lot of times you see dads a little more like rodney danger field. they don't get any respect. now there's a group of dads trying to change that story line. here is kerry sanders. >> reporter: brad is the father of three. making the kids lunch, just one of his life's routines. >> try something new and don't be afraid to fail. >> reporter: the sort of daily event that fathers say they usually see a mom doing when they turn on the tv. >> his half can't be bigger than mine. tell you what, jake gets to cut. >> we're not all out there driving ford f-150s, running around in the mud and only watching football all the time. that's just not realistic. >> reporter: in new orleans this weekend at a conference of dad bloggers and media executives, self-exam nation of why, when it comes to television, dads usually look like this. >> are you in the mafia? >> am i in the what. >> reporter: or this. >> so anyway, i'm strangling him and i said to b

erica, they certainly have. we are here at the lexington courts apartments and their bodies discovered yesterday afternoon. prince georges county police on this case now for a little more than 24 hours. they've been handing out these flyers today. for the first time we are seeing pictures of these three victims, police are still trying to figure out who killed them and why. today homicide detectives back in the neighborhood where three people were shot to death. police trying to get information that could lead to an arrest. earlier, prince georges county police were in the nearby wood, searching for evidence and looking in dumpsters trying to find clues that would lead to a killer and a motive. the victims identified today. 38-year-old ortiz ola who lived in the apartment where the crimes happened. the other two victims lived in laurel. 33-year-old staci white and 33-year-old weldon mason. here's how police say the victims were connected. >> we've been able to determine that mason and white both worked together

here is erica. >>erica: the morning george. temperatures range from the mid-30s to mid-40s but as we head into the 9:00 hour will see more of us and tough for these and of clouds will continue to advance. it will be cooler afternoon. by lunchtime only low to mid '50's. temperatures pretty much where they should be for this time of year. specifically in your neighborhood napa reaching 57 and 58 degrees and oakland. we are dry and the bay area three you see some moisture currently off shore. drive in the sierra nevada rain as slow this-now is certainly on the way. it will probably see wet weather just in time for your evening ride home. most of the rainbow fog right around 9:00 and evening so it could affect some of you getting a late start on the road to reach as we take a look at friday looks like we will be drive a looks like saturday and sunday we will increase the possibility for rain. that is a look at your bay area forecast. taking it up to tahoe hears no bomb skee-ball report. 31 after heading to squaw valley and kirkwood

if you're off, you want to ow what erica grow has to say. erica? >> reporter: all right, we are going to have another chilly day tomorrow, but it looks like it will be dry. today is mostly dry as well as you can see the little area of flurries and snow showers moving through as i told you, it's not a big deal and it didn't amount to anything. but another system is starting to make their way up to the plains. as we head into monday night, we're going to work about a few rain and snow showers headed our way. 37 degrees was the e, but it wi colder overnight tonight. becoming mostly clear with the winds settling down. those two factors to combine for a cold night back to the january feel with lows between 15 and 24 degrees. at least it won't be too much of a factor with the winds out at the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. coming up, a big warm up ahead in your first alert seven-day forecast. bruce, back to you. >>> just ahead, another winter blast for much of the northeast. some areas with over a [poof!] [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. how you doin

here is erica. >>erica: i want to start with this live look provided by kron4's jacki sizzle. you could see caught conditions of the above. we do have areas of dense fog around the entire bay area visibility down to zero for those of you leaving the house in the north bay. it's definitely foggy out there. you may encounter some drizzle. high clouds will continue into the afternoon but it will see some of the driver expense to the afternoon. livermore with a high of 62. here's a look at schiller 7 day around the bay forecast for its potential for some showers for the north bay as we head into tomorrow. the rest of us will be dry and cloudy continuing offer cloudy weather for thursday and friday we do have another storm approaching free to have a few scattered showers. i don't think will see any more than a third of an inch of rain. >>darya: thanks a lot. >>: michael sam's coach is speaking out after the university of missouri star defensive player proudly announced that he is gay. it's something his teammates already knew. sphere he has been named the top defensive player in th

erica kato is here with how much rain we're expected to get. she's also monitioring traffic at the start of what will be a wet morning commute. we went to the north bay as the first drops came down. kron 4's jeff bush shows us how people in marin are reacting to the much-needed rainfall. the rain was slow to come in the early evening but more of it could be seen as the night progressesed. look and you can see the streets were reflective and the city lights completed the picture of a more normal looking winter in marin county. residents i spoke with said the rain is a good thing that is long over due and most people say they are ready for the rain. i grew up in portland so i'm kinda used to the rain. it's good. we need it and we're entering a drought so i'm excited for it. i'm ready for it. i've got a lot of books and a lot of tea ready and a good window to watch it out of. we need it, absolutly, so, i'm very excited about it and i love rainy daysto prepare for iti'm going to get out my rain bonnet. got my hat on. got my jacket on. i'm really ex

we have erica and george. erica how's the weather? >>erica: i guess the jackpot for all of us is the sunshine grid clear skies and as we look at our mount tam cam. as for temperatures walls and the forties. temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the upper 50s coast. very mild weather. were talking clear skies and most locations in the ultimate '50s. of the brick and on your extended forecast. highlighting that warmer trend coming up to 15 minutes. here's george. >>george: quiet start to the morning commute not tracking any hot spot. already picking up some slowing on interstate 580 gore doesn't get look bad. south the freeways are clear predisposes the peninsula ride and the north bay is alive trip on what was southbound from about all down to the golden gate bridge. >>:she's 15 years old. and hanging right in there among the world's top figure skaters. san jose's polina edmunds. within striking distance of the olympics podium. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning. i'm james fletcher. and im anny hong toss to weath

we have erica looking at it as we forecast this morning. >>erica: it will probably need a umbrella satellite and radar show some activity to our north. we are seeing some showers just east of ukiah. damp roadways 08 you here in the bay area. but taken over to fog tracker 4 just to show how loud the clouds and drizzle are going to last.also dealing with some low cloud cover of and the livermore valley. as we put the clock and the sense motion will definitely see some more sunshine. looking for a to a sunny afternoon. in fact it's going to get pretty gusty and higher elevations. daly city and half moon bay stain and upper 50s. it expects sunshine into the afternoon. it looks like we will have dry weather ahead. in fact you see on your 7 day around the bay forecast not only are we talking about dry weather and sunshine that a warming trend tearing us into the weekend. as the traffic around the bay area the roads look good. keep in mind overnight construction generally wraps up around 5:00 in the morning. if you're heading to the bay bridge as

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i think we are making up, erica and chris for some of the warm weather we had last week. it's cold and blustery. you know what they say about pay back. rough is relative. i know what you guys have been through the last week in d.c. >> jim doing a fantastic job. we miss you at home but you're doing a fantastic job. keep it up. >> reporter: miss you guys, too. >>> you know what they say, it's not how you start but finish and bob costas is hoping to finish strong. he had to step away from anchoring last week thanks to a very nasty eye infection. it became a popular top pick on social media. i'm sure you've seen and heard. after intense rehab, costa says he'll be back on the desk tomorrow night right here. >> what is a twitter verse going to do? bob's eye has it's own hashtag. >> i think it has it's own account. >>> pitchers and catchers report for spring >>> guys, my wife went to georgetown and even though she's sleepy, i will be telling you about this game tonight. she's not going to be too happy that didn't play that well today, at all. here is the thing, earlier this week

>>erica: thanks a lot george. storm tracker 4 is showing no rain is starting to let up so hopefully that's good news for all those people called on the road. although it's pretty lights and nature is starting to scatter. just passing cupertino with some light rain and for the most part have this stuff is from the be sent to the softer it took a look at the rain breaking up from the east bay interior spots. really not too bad for it to fix up in this approaching san ramon. it's really not too bad as some viewers are telling me. and looking mostly dry conditions for san francisco 3 gmac a sprinter to appear closer to ocean beach. here's a wider view on satellite and radar the rain will fan out of the bay area. this is just the first system not only bringing rain us now to the sierras. we do have a winter weather watch in effect. an advisory and fact. that winter weather advisory will bring between two and 6 in. at lick level. in 7 day around the bay forecast shows are a number to rise by friday it looks like this is

>>george: thanks erica. with a ride on a 80 westbound leading to the bay bridge toll plaza traffic still very light. through the south bay on the peninsula and the north bay ride all still very light. >>darya: thanks a lot george. accommodating religious holidays and to the academic calendar. it's not sitting well with some university of california students. the policy the requires that no movie and a conflict with the major religious holiday is what we're talking about the jewish holiday rosh hashana falls at the end of september this year and as a result students are going to have it too weak winter break rather than three weeks. an on-line petition against the chain posted by uc-davis students has got more than 27,000 signatures already. university officials said they cannot change the calendar. >>james: los gatos is the next city to see a plastic bag a ban. according to city officials, retail stores in los gatos are now banned from single use plastic bags. you have to either bring it reusable back or pay

erica? >>erica: that's right. that's when the bulk of the right is here. we do have a few stray showers. we will see mostly dry conditions into the early afternoon but the real organized system is going to arrive later on tonight. you could see light rain pushing closer to the bottom right now. already impacting the iran county coastline. all be too long before it hits san francisco, daly city and,. it is cloudy for the rest of us around the bay area. although, it is dry currently in the south bay. beverly wahl last for too much longer. the stuff about how much grain we are expecting with this system. futurecast 4 highlights 3:00 on saturday afternoon already seen over 3 in. in napa, to a half inches for the napa area. not even that for san mateo. contained the clock into motion, for sunday, we are talking over 6 in. of rain expected for santa rosa approved almost 3 in. for concord. this is a very complex system. a winter storm warning going into effect for the sierra nevada. at lick level law were talking 4 to 10 in.. --lake of level 3 on settled weather

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mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. the little boy is being treated here at the holtz children's hospital in miami. doctors say he is in critical but stable condition after a very close call that brought a number of strangers running to help. 5-month-old sebastian de la cruz, seen in these home videos, was born last september, two months premature, suffering from congestion, he and his aunt were returning from a doctor's visit when an emergency occurred. the incident on this miami highway was broadcast live on local radio. >> we have several reports of a woman exiting her vehicle, screaming for help. >> reporter: pamela rauseo's nephew, sebastian, had just stopped breathing. out of the car, she dropped to the ground to help the child. >> i administered cpr, which i was scared to do, because it's seven years since i learned how to do it. >> and i started hearing screaming. >> reporter: behind rauseo in his car was photojournalist al diaz, who ran for help. >> i turned in towards traffic trying to flag somebody down. and

here's and you or erica with the weather >>erica: the morning chores. let's start with a live look from atop mount tam cam. this shop always offers relate of gorgeous text of the morning. as we take a look at the temperatures 45 of the door in oakland. it is not as cold as 24 hours ago. by the time we reach the afternoon fix backlog conditions. places like daly city getting a high of 61. we do have some moisture of to the north. the chance for some rain will linger on the we are 15 in.. over 50 in. high where we should be. 10 in. behind in san francisco. unfortunately nothing but dry weather with plenty of sunshine. it will look like springtime. >>:time to talk with our financial expert rob black disappoints gain manufacturing numbers. still some criticism going on? >>: the asp and those market numbers we started with or close to all-time highs. the manufacturing numbers, blame it on the weather. >>: a good sign of connection. i hate the idea of their investment. >>: if you look inside novelist russell three revenue of $71 million this time last year no

but it's erica out with a check of the weather. >>erica: good morning george. when to start with this live look from our roof camry we still have some areas of dense fog. a dense fog advisory in effect for the next 10 minutes. right now temperatures are in the '40's and '50's but take a look at the afternoon for it high clouds 3-62 degrees in concord at looks like we will see low 60s for those of you in the south bay. i later on tonight very calm conditions of public caught a skies. here's the 7 day. you will notice the chance for rain for the north bay project looking at the snowbound dot com ski reports for the sugar bowl has a base of 63 in.. squaw valley 71 and if you're heading to curb what they base depth of 60 in.. >>: even though there are countless number of libido pills for a man already available, the fda is having a hard time proving itself for women. the agency says it needs more information on the pillow-a pill that a sexual desire for women. the drug is called flew back and said aaron in nearly 10%-- flu-ban-serin. in nearly 10 percent of women a

and im anny hong has erica has more on the forecast. if >>erica: looks like we could get a sprinkle or to this afternoon and later this evening. and man fact impact your evening ride home. you get to that in just a minute. we do have some areas of dense fog. still drive with extra caution and the north bay you're only seen about a mile in santa rosa 3 8 mi. of visibility in oakland. as for temperatures were working up to 40 some of 50s. 54 degrees and pleasanton. sunnyvale 663 satellite and radar shows the high clouds moving into the bay area are currently drive over the sierra. by tuesday another cold front will approach and it can bring us some scattered showers. more details on your on settled a week ahead coming up in just a couple of minutes. right now taken a look at traffic around the bay area the bay area is still an easy ride. however one of the cash month is still experiencing a heavyweight. has a live look at the san mateo bridge holding steady with a drive time of. very clear out there. in fact may have the entire roadway to

erica grow gets us some answers. >> and metrobuses running red lights, more than 500 people have filed co >>> we're tracking another storm for next week. this is a bigger storm with more potential but not a straight snow, okay? it will arrive by the morning commute on monday. that's the bad news. the trends, colder and colder which would lead us to believe more of a wintery mix. that storm has a lot of moisture and potential. this one will gather some moisture from the gulf of mexico. we could see rain or ice ending in snow as we go through the day monday into monday nightues here's the storm way out hammering california. in fact, it's bringing much needed rain to california. then we have a new batch of arctic air. the two start tracking across the country. the low tracks essentially into the mississippi river valley. arctic blast slides into portions of iowa and then it moves just kind of southwest of us. it's going to be very close to the metro area monday. that could mean ice. we will keep a close eye on this the next several days. >>> checking up on our top stories, an elderly man

pat let's first it weather with erica. >>erica: rain returns next week. with something for everyone and the extended forecast. santa rosa right now 41 degrees street san francisco smiled in comparison. 493 is the clear skies over the bay area. what that means is will not see any rain here in the bay area for the next several days. meantime were looking at fairly more warm temperatures. yesterday we broke an old record. was a similar conditions today. 71 months and you have 69 upper 60s through the san ramon valley. but held today san francisco very mild. those of china have 65. oakland could once again reached a 73 is 7 day around the bay forecast shows warm weather will stick around as your habits your saturday. temperatures start to slide. clouds return next week. there rain back of the forecast by the middle of next week. if we will be continuing to monitor the for you in kron4. but as we take a look at traffic around the bay area of it's a great time to leave your house. really hoping for friday lights around here. the looking any hot spot. ftse 2 wit

nice to see you, erica. >> good to see you, greta. thanks for having me. >> erica, so what do you make of what senator tim scott said, what david gregory asked him and his response? >> i thought that his response was right on. i think that the party is inclusive. but i think the real divide was in the party right now is between the political establishment and grass roots conservatives. and for the party to regain its vitality it has tomorrow brace the grass roots brings. >> how does it do that? >> it does it by encouraging people -- anyone who embraces the constitutionally conservative principles upon which the party is predicated embrace those voices and also embrace the ability for people to challenge incumbents if necessary. i think if the party lays out and gives people the opportunity to present their case and let the people decide, that gives the party the energy that it needs. >> why are you a republican? >> i'm a republican first and foremost because i believe in the importance of constitutional principles. and, from that, it

erica with details. reporter: mark no fog right now, valley fog start to form over the next couple of hours. right now we are seeing mainly clear skies and temperatures in the 40s and 30s. so these numbers could continue to drop over the next couple of hours really until we hit sunrise. san francisco you are leaving to 48-degrees, 42 in san jose. afternoon expect 60ss in the bay. very similar conditions in the east bay under mainly sunny skies. 64 your high in fairfield, 61 for castro valley, temperatures along the coast staying in upper as and 64 in oakland. looking ahead around the bay forecast, slight chance for port bay showers tomorrow evening, this is a weak cold front, talk on a lot of cloud cover. windy weather will be the story, wednesday scarying us into the weekend, check out weekend forecast, by sunday actually see some 70s in the bay area. ac 15 we are on to traffic, now here is george. >> thanks area, we are looking at the traffic in the bay area, holiday for many, looking at the traffic ma

. >> we will talk more about the colt system with erica. >>wcold system with erica. >> it will not be as strong as what we saw last time but the quality of the snow will be much better. if you are heading up there today expect gusty winds. it will be windy for saturday and sunday with the possibility of a brain snow mix. the lows will be a round freezing mark. let's take a look at what is on tap for the bay. we have areas of fog in the north along the coastline. a 10% chance for showers for the north bay for this afternoon and all the conditions to start this saturday. iran will arrive at we will continue with unsettled weather on sunday and then another cold front by the middle of next week. >> let's talk about the highs for today. 66 degrees for fairfield and san mattel will have a high of 61 degrees here is the seven day around the bay, dry conditions for president's day. there is a another storm that will roll to next tuesday to thursday. the time is 7:19 a.m.. >> we're still enjoying a pretty good ride around the bay, right now, we're

erica has more from new york. >> this situation in ukraine has many people in this community concerned. the priests here at the catholic church, in the center of little ukraine here in new york city, tells me that as the violence escalates he is seeing more and more people showing up for services. and this morning they held three separate masses, all delivered in ukrainian. the prayer here is for peace. this church is an important place for ukrainians here. for the past 100 years it has been the spiritual epicenter of this community. this week they are holding multiple services to help support people, especially those with family and friends still living in ukraine. one parishioner who has family in kiev told us her heart hurts when she watches the news, knowing her loved ones could be in harm's way. >> why? why, you know, for centuries we are fighting for the freedom. and i don't know. i hope and i truly believe, that it could happen one day. them you come back here, and say we did it. they did it. >> this is all so emotional for so many people, and another priest here tells me if thi

al jazeera's erica pitzy reports. >> reporter: the headline of this small town pennsylvania newspaper suggest the accused craigslist killer said she lost count how many people she killed at number 22. >> she said she has done it before, and i said what's the actual number? she said, under 100. >> tough words spoken through a soft voice according to daily item newspapers reporter francis garcella who interviewed barber from jail. she lured troy laferera by offering cheap sex on craigslist. on her signal her husband sprang from the backseat and strangled laferera with a cord while she stabbed the man 20 times. >> she said in the interview i understand that it's probably a lot to hear. there are times when i was stuttered. >> she said the man deserved to die because he wanting to through with the online deal even though she lied and told him she was only 16 years old. >> she never hesitated once. she never gave the impression of it was a rehearsal. >> she reportedly confessed to killing more people in alaska, texas, north carolina, and california. all part of a satanic cult she joined wh

>>george: the morning erica. we have been keeping our eye on a couple of accidents which could lead to potential hot spots. we have an accident here at davis. and that's been cleared from the lanes and no sooner did it go way that a new accident occurred at hagen burger wrote. the believe it or not of the 22 minute drive time has actually been dropped from 18 minutes. accident at westbound 80 pinole valley road has cleared. the current drive timedeveloping story of san jose where overnight there was a deadly house fire it happened at around 12-15 near downtown san jose. kron 4's will tran is on the scene to tell us what happened. they're calling this fire under control at this point. as far as the other fire is concerned, that was the fatal fire in downtown san jose. it took place shortly after a midnight. they believe a bid to thefts delay for the coroner's office to identify that person very visit overnight. many of them rush from passing to the same as began of this look. london not come out here. even though

>>erica: the morning. it's very went over at the richmond san rafael bridge because we had a cell containing some pretty heavy rain in making its way through the area. storm tracker 4 shows we are actually starting to dry out around the bay area. these rain soaked cells continue to work their way north. that's going to affect your ride in highway 101 agreed heavier rain right now and the antioch area. highway 4. the willow past. looks like san francisco is of a drive. won't run into any problems across the bay bridge. a few sprinkles right now in oakland and san san leandro three just a few patchy showers of those of you in downtown san jose grid were looking for try to drier weather for the rest of the day. none of this eye to of this afternoon. you're heading out to lunch. it won't be nearly as intense as what we've already experienced. drive breaks. dry weather will continue on as we head into the evening hours. stay out much later ticket look at the overnight hours bridge looks like the rain returns va

as al jazeera's erica pitsy said it's the latest twist in the story of the alleged craigslist killers. >> the headlines suggest the accused craigslist killer said she lost count of the number of people she has killed at 22. >> she said she has done this before. >> i said what is the actual number? she said under 100. >> francis scarcella who interviewed her from jail. she said she lured the suspect with cheap sex on craigslist. her husband strangled the man with a cord while she stabbed the man 20 times. >> she said that it was hard to hear. there were times that i was stuttered. >> she said the man deserved to die because he wanting to through with the online deal even though she said she lied and she was only 16 years old. >> she never hesitated once or that it was a rehearsal. >> she confessed to killing more people in alaska, texas, alaska, and north carolina all part of a satanic cult she joined when she was young. she said she only did this to people who did bad things and didn't deserve to be here any more. >> i said do you have any remorse whatsoever? she said none. >> reporte

erica? >> all right, chapman bell for us this morning. chapman, thank you. >>> jenna is h >>> general nah a united airlines flight was forced to make emergency landing at new jersey's newark liberty international airport after reports of a smoke smell in the cabin. a spokesman says the flight with 200 passengers on board took off from washington's dulles airport and headed to frankfurt, germany, when it was forced to make the emergency landing in new jersey. there were no reports of injuries. >>> some 25 million california residents are bracing for major water cutbacks this morning. that because of a severe drought. officials say they will not be sending water from the state's reservoir system to local agencies come spring, and this is after residents were already told to reduce water usage by at least 20%. >>> an update now on a story we told you about on friday, about dozens of children at a utah elementary school who had their lunch trays pulled from their hands this week. the school's cafeteria manager and her supervisor have now been

al jazerra's erica ferrari has reaction from a ukrainian church right here in new york city. >> reporter: while history infields arunfolds nearly 5,000, parishioner in manhattan are in mass kneeling and praying for their friends and family back home in kiev. they have been glued to their television sets and social media watching the political crisis happen in their homeland. the pastor here of st. gorges tells me for the most part parishioner are in support of the demonstrations and they are doing what they can to help. >> they are sending funds through the credit unions which is the safest way to make sure that help reaches the people there. and the clergy, orthodox as well as the catholic bishops there are working together to make sure no further violence takes place. >> we are so connected to our homelands and it's heartbreaking for us, they are craig and praying and we are doing the same here it's just heartbreaking. so we hope and pray that this can be resolved. we feel it's a lull in the progress at the moment. and we hope and pray for the best. >> reporter: inish to the fiveie fiv

>>erica: that's right darya agreed not to that. blue skies. 44 degrees right now and oakland. 41 live in the house and san mateo. which pretty much hit our morning wall lows. but focusing on the afternoon to we are talking about a warming trend predicted that will continue. in fact oakland santa rosa yesterday broke a record. i think we could see similar weather today. temperatures in the upper 60s. pretty nice weather doesn't look into the weekend. here's a look pitcher extended forecast. we of some wet weather back in the forecast. on retracting that for you. austria-7 day coming up in 15 minutes. >>george: we then enjoying great conditions throughout the entire bay area. no hot spots. here's a quick commute check with a lie ride in both directions. you're going to find some moderate traffic for your east bay as light to moderate conditions vary a little slowing around 1013280 completely clear and in easy north bay ride with no delays for was southbound. >>: our top story. two men pleaded guilty to felony charges for brutally bea

hi erica. >>erica: the morning. well lot of fog out there. visibility in san francisco lot worse now. fog and clouds but at least temperatures are in the upper forties low 50s. 48 degrees in napa. 54 leaving the house in oakland. as i later on today will see high clouds. by 3:00 we could actually see upper 60s for the east bay and response. the very mild in oakland. the high as 65 their permit now by 8:00 this evening. expect cloudy conditions and temperatures mainly in the '50s. bobby byrd and on your extended forecast for its office of valentine's day and in the gutter 7 day around the bay coming up in 15 minutes. >>george: track and a hot spot for the san mateo bridge and the 92 right westbound grid it was a single stock. that occurred about 25 minutes ago. managed to back up the traffic. . they did that- they do have shoulder is now for the san mateo bridge of both left and right hand side. even of a high-rise section permits this did manage to completely at the back of the commute all the way to the toll plaza and not a bit beyond what s

erica will lay out what's ahead >>> the last two days have been gorgeous. and it came on the weekend. that's even better. >> we really lucked out. now a cold front is moving through bringing colder temperatures. it looks like we could see a few flakes flying as we head further into the work week. let's start out with a look at the michael and son weather cam and the washington monument. we have clouds moving through. no rain falling at reagan national just yet but we could see a few raindrops later on this evening. 48 degrees with those winds out of the north-northwest really making it feel colder. right now sustained at 16, gusting to 22 miles per hour. so if you haven't stepped outside since before dinner time, you're really going to notice that difference the first time you step out tomorrow morning. that cold front is moving through. those strong northerly winds really bringing that colder effect, and it could it even bring a couple of snowflakes, but because of how warm it was this weekend all those snowflakes are going to melt on contact. as we head t

here is erica to tell us more of the weather. >> the temperatures were in the mid-70s. we saw temperatures also in the mid-70s out in livermore valley. it was a gorgeous day all around and we did see pretty warm temperatures. as for today, 8:00 a.m. and was see patchy fog. by noon, you can expect plenty of cash-the clouds will increase in temperatures will go into the 60's, low 70's. sunbelt will have 570 and 67 for santa clara. turning our attention to the east partly cloudy with walnut creek and 69 degrees we will see temperatures in the low 60s along the coastline. oakland would check in at 67 degrees. satellite and radar shows of the clouds are up of both streamlined. this is an advance of a storm that is coming. >> the seven day around the bay shows rain, steady for the next several days and you will need your umbrellas as we carry into the weekend. >> we are picking up a small weight at the bay bridge toll plaza. we are not really sure but it looks like some people are waiting here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving well in highway 92. the r

erica we have lots to talk about. >>erica: that's right. temperatures are in the '30's and '40's. we see a lot of low clouds especially our around close libraries just a little chilly. it looks like santa rosa 37339 degrees in vallejo. if ford is along the east bay shoreline and upper 34 half moon bay. springlike temperatures. will see plenty of all '70s through the south bay. napa today 68. we're talking about a fairly warm afternoon for it, conditions by in o'clock this evening. temperatures range from below to upper 50s per it will start to see a few high clouds will be into the area. satellite and radar shows dry conditions over the bay area right now. but again we do have rain on the way. the rain we're going to see through these next two systems will not affect our drug status. we still have a long ways to go. it could put a dent in it but were still at 15 1/2 inches behind where we should be in santa rosa grid or 9 in. in santa rosa approves we need several more storms like a couple coming later this week to really make any difference here's your 7 day around the bay foreca